Washington state reports 1,000th COVID-19 death
The Washington State Department of Health reported 337 new COVID-19 cases and eight additional deaths Saturday.
Statewide case totals have reached 18,288, while the state’s death toll is now at 1,000. Washington is one of 18 states that has reported 1,000 or more virus-related deaths since the outbreak began.
The state passed 18,000 cases and 1,000 deaths on the same day, after reporting 17,951 cases and 992 deaths Friday.
King County continues to be the hardest hit, reporting 7,426 cases and 526 deaths. Snohomish County has reached 2,773 cases and 125 deaths, and Yakima County has reached 2,217 cases and 74 deaths.
Pierce County reported 22 new cases and two additional deaths Saturday, bringing its totals to 1,787 cases and 68 deaths.
Of the state’s 39 counties, all but Garfield County have reported cases, with Benton (627), Chelan (172), Clark (386), Douglas (125), Franklin (441), Grant (185), Island (176), King (7,426), Kitsap (159), Pierce (1,787), Skagit (425), Snohomish (2,773), Spokane (396), Thurston (123), Walla Walla (106), Whatcom (347) and Yakima (2,217) all reporting more than 100 cases.
Twenty-four counties have reported at least one virus-related death. All but five of those counties have reported multiple deaths, with Benton (55), Clark (22), Franklin (17), Island (10), King (526), Pierce (68), Skagit (14), Snohomish (125), Spokane (30), Whatcom (35) and Yakima (74) all reporting at least 10.
There are 112 cases and one death that have not been assigned to a county.
There have been 280,993 tests completed in Washington, with positive results now at 6.5%.
This story was originally published May 16, 2020 at 3:25 PM with the headline "Washington state reports 1,000th COVID-19 death."
